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Immigrant families sever lifelong ties to flee red state ICE crackdowns

NPR | By Melodie Edwards
Published August 2, 2026 at 7:08 AM CDT

As red state leaders have embraced cooperating with ICE, immigrants with and without legal status are leaving, fearing for their safety and abandoning strong ties in rural American communities.

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